Here is the list of first goal scorers at every football World Cup till date (from 1930 to 2026). France’s Lucien Laurent scored the first ever FIFA World Cup goal back in 1930 vs Mexico, while Mexico’s Julian Quinones is the latest first goal scorer, netting in the 2026 edition vs South Africa.
List of first goal scorers (opening goal) at every World Cup so far
1930– Lucien Laurent (France) vs Mexico
1934– Ernesto Belis (Argentina) vs Sweden
1938– Josef Gauchel (Germany) vs Switzerland
Here is a look at the newspaper player ratings for France vs Northern Ireland– Les Bleus’ final World Cup warm-up friendly before the mega tournament in the United States. The FRA NIR game took place in Lille in front of a crowd of 43,272.
France 3 (Michael Olise*3)
Northern Ireland 1 (Patrick Kelly)
L’Equipe player ratings France vs Northern Ireland 2026
Michael Olise aside, L’Equipe thought the rest of the French team had a pretty average evening, and it’s reflected in their starting team rating (5.6/10). Arsenal’s Saliba got a 6 while Chelsea’s Gusto, a replacement for Kounde, got a 5. Ousmane Dembele was given a 4/10 rating here- Dembele’s PSG team won the CL against Arsenal last month.
Ouest France newspaper player ratings France 3-1 NI
The paper thought Gusto (5) was better than the person he replaced (Kounde) on the evening
Here is a look at the Colombia vs France player ratings from their Northwest Stadium friendly in Landover (attendance 60,734). France fielded a relatively second string squad in comparison to the starting XI that played Brazil a few days ago, but they were still good enough to run out 3-1 winners.
Colombia 1 (Campaz) France 3 (Doue*2, Thuram)
L’Equipe player ratings Colombia vs France 1-3 March 2026
With an average team rating of 4.4/10, and no individual starter other than Luis Diaz getting more than a 5/10, French paper L’Equipe thought the Colombians were pretty ordinary against France. They were in particular disappointed with Crystal Palace right back Munoz and former Spurs defender Davinson Sanchez, both of whom got a 3/10.
The paper liked the performance of Munoz’s Crystal Palace team mate Maxence Lacroix, who got a 8/10 after starting in central defence for France